No that's not right IMO. Semi was a VERY good player for us - not a prolific try scorer but a punishing returner of the ball. However that was a few years ago now.

If we want to be serious we certainly need better than this.

If this is true, I am seriously underwhelmed; a backwards step and a signing that won't contribute much to this seasons campaign.

Not done much at Leeds rah-rahs!

For gods sake! Whoever it is they should get a shot and be judged on the back of that!

Relax and with hickey, Moore, possibly eastmond and semi the squad has some serious depth or will do.

OK here we go again - binning a player before he even plays, come on guys.

Yes I agree it's not a signing I would call exciting - certainly not pivotal - however it doesn't IMO deserve the scorn it's getting.

Lets just look at it for a moment.

We are doing well, but we are still a young and inexperienced team - we are boys playing like men and that's worth remembering.

Semi is a big strong unit, he's also tough and there are not many of them available. When we face the big wingers in SL like Richards or King who do you want on the wing to stop them - Penny, Morton or even Griffin, George or Johnson? Answer is Semi - I don't think of him through rose tinted specs but what I do remember is that no ran over Tadulala.

There will come games where we can't contain teams in the forwards and the likes of Semi would be a godsend. He's a stop gap whilst youngsters like Griffin and Johnson mature - he takes the pressure off - there time will come.

Also if there is one position in RU where they produce better players than RL it's the wing IMO, I certainly don't think he will be a worse player for the experience.

Yes he wasn't prolific for us though he was for Bradford but he was still useful. He had a weakness under the high ball, but then name one of our wingers who doesn't. On the plus side he returns the ball faster, further and stronger than most.

Basically he's big, quick, strong and experienced, unless I'm wrong that's something we've been crying out for.

I think it's a decent signing, sadly in my mind it's not the exciting game maker I was hoping for - but that's not Semi's fault.

He'll prove is worth in no time at all.

The dark destroyer is back.

And where are you going to get them from then. Semi will do a grate job for us short term he will add to depth and returns the ball better than most forwards people are working their socks off to get players here it cant be easy but they are doing a grate job some of us should have our be grateful heads on and before you start condemning people JK said their would be more than 1 singing you never know whats round the corner P.S still can't stop smiling after Friday night

Me too

Well said mate all good common sense not a lot of it about

Spot on, exactly what I said in 1/4 the words.



I don't know what some fans want or expect but I'd love to know where there is a better winger available in SL at the moment, some realism require. As you say he's a short term signing and a good one at that. Well done Kear, AG and co.

When does he start?

Dont know but will ask him